This is with reference to the report titled 􀂵Experts recommendnational standards to improve trauma care􀂶 by Valkanas in the 1-15 June, 2005 issue of your paper. I congratulate her for highlighting the issues in trauma care and covering the consultation report for improvement of trauma care.

I have lost my only son, Sprain, in March, 2003. He, at that time, was a final year student of computer Science and Engineering. He was doing final year project at Melinda British Telecommunication in Mumbai.

On 7th March, while going to office, somehow he slipped from atrain at Andheri station and his left hand was detached. He was first taken to Cooper hospital by the railway police where no facility for trauma care was available and from there to KEM Hospital's plastic and reconstructive surgery department instead of trauma care.

Doctors in that department showed much interest in reconstructionof that hand, which was separated without going for a CT scan.Before the operation, my distant relations present there were told about the stories of the successful operations of similar cases they had performed. Consent from distant relatives was taken without waiting for us parents to reach from Bangalore. The ultimate result was that he died the next day at the age of 22.

It appears either KEM hospital did not have the expertise or theequipment to take care of such patients, or the plastic surgerydepartment did an experiment on my son, which cost him his life.

The lady team leader was very reluctant and unhappy to talk to meand advised to take rest for my air journey. Its good that thegovernment has woken up and is looking into trauma care andlaying guidelines for people like us.

Thanking you.

Yours Sincerely,

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